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Volkswagen Amarok V6 turbo-diesel
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Volkswagen Amarok to get V6 turbo-diesel

The 2017 Volkswagen Amarok has been confirmed for Australia, including a new V6 diesel producing 550Nm.

Is the Aussie classic car market set for a crash?
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Is the Australian classic car market set for a crash?

If Falcon GT-HO prices are anything to go by, the once rampant market for Aussie muscle cars is now on the wane

2018 Mercedes-Benz GLT-Class ute spy pics
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2018 Mercedes-Benz GLT-Class ute spy images

Mercedes-Benz’s bidder for the cashed-up tradie’s hard-earned is starting to take shape

Mustang helps Ford outsell Holden in April
Industry

April VFACTS new-car sales: Ford beats Holden for first time since 1999

Shock result for Holden as Hyundai cements third place courtesy of its cut-price i30 hatchback

Ferrari revs up for higher profits
Industry

Ferrari revs up for higher profits

Ferrari’s split from Fiat Chrysler Automobiles isn’t hurting the high-end sportscar brand’s ability to print money

Ford Australia posts $162m loss in 2015
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Ford Australia posts $162m loss for 2015

Ford Australia has posted a $162 million run of red ink in its last full year as an Australian car manufacturer

Hyundai Elantra SR here in September
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Hyundai Elantra SR here in September

A sportier image backed up by extra poke and an independent rear end should give Hyundai’s small sedan some sorely-needed spice

2016 BMW i3 joins the upgrade brigade
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2016 BMW i3 upgrade increases range

Not happy with your i3’s all-electric range? BMW can help you out there with a hot-swap battery option

Scott McLaughlin impresses in Swedish touring cars debut
Motorsport

Scott McLaughlin impresses in Swedish touring cars debut

Kiwi’s first business trip to Volvo’s heartland results in a podium finish and a tidy lap record

Rosberg wins for Mercedes at Russian Grand Prix
Motorsport

Rosberg wins for Mercedes at Russian Grand Prix

One-two for Mercedes as Red Bull teammate takes out Daniel Ricciardo on Sochi’s opening lap

Tesla’s Model 3 EV
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Tesla’s Model 3 EV for the masses

Silicon Valley strikes at the Germans with an affordable sedan

2018 Honda CR-V spy pics
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2018 Honda CR-V spy pics

It’s all change for the fifth-gen Honda CR-V, chasing the Mazda CX-5 for sophistication and Nissan X-Trail for space

Button calls for Formula One to get a new man in charge
Motorsport

Button calls for Formula One to get a new man in charge

Former world champ says his old team boss Ross Brawn is the man to take the sport forward

Supercharged Ford Mustang in Australia
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Supercharged Ford Mustangs land in Australia

Ford’s mighty Mustang gets a 499kW supercharged kick in the tail

VW badge
Industry

Dieselgate: VW presentation outlined cheats in 2006, says report

New York Times report claims a decade-old tech report blew the lid on VW’s emissions cheat secrets

Nissan commits to V8 Supercars investment
Motorsport

Nissan commits to V8 Supercars investment

Nissan says it has the cash to go banging doors as the sport reinvents itself for a life with more than just V8s

2016 BMW M2 Coupe
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2016 BMW M2 Coupe to increase M sales 30 percent

BMW’s baby M car poised to boost sales by a third, attract new buyers

Ford Mustang pricing games
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Ford Mustang pricing games

Internal politics played a big role in $2500 Mustang price rise.

Marcos Ambrose rules out a professional racing return
Motorsport

Marcos Ambrose rules out a professional racing return

Ex-Supercars and NASCAR star has a new life back in home state Tasmania…

2017 Porsche 718 Cayman revealed
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2017 Porsche 718 Cayman revealed

Porsche’s turbocharged two-seater hard-top is now (slightly) more affordable than its folding roof sibling.

Hayden Paddon wins WRC Rally Argentina
Motorsport

Paddon wins WRC Rally Argentina, Rossi wins MotoGP at Jerez

Motorsport wrap: First ever win for a Kiwi in the WRC, Van Gisbergen wins at Monza and Rossi dominates – it’s your weekly motorsport wrap

Vale Peter Williamson (1938 – 2016)
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Vale Peter Williamson (1938 – 2016)

Former racing driver Peter Williamson helped pioneer in-car cameras… and added in-car commentary for the technology’s debut at Bathurst

Nissan Micra, Pulsar hatch and Patrol variants axed
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Nissan Micra, Pulsar hatch and Patrol variants axed

Nissan Oz wields the axe and culls slow-selling models from its local range

2018 BMW X3 spy pics
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2018 BMW X3 spy pics

Will the third time be a charm for the competent but dull BMW X3?